Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Remove unnecessary kmap() from sgx_ioc_enclave_init()

From: Ira Weiny
Date: Wed Mar 24 2021 - 14:25:17 EST


On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:47:20AM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 05, 2021 at 04:20:58PM -0800, ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Remove unnecessary kmap() from sgx_ioc_enclave_init()
>
> The tip tree preferred format for patch subject prefixes is
> 'subsys/component:', e.g. 'x86/apic:', 'x86/mm/fault:', 'sched/fair:',
> 'genirq/core:'. Please do not use file names or complete file paths as
> prefix. 'git log path/to/file' should give you a reasonable hint in most
> cases.

Fixed.

>
> > From: Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > kmap is inefficient and we are trying to reduce the usage in the kernel.
>
> Please use passive voice in your commit message: no "we" or "I", etc,
> and describe your changes in imperative mood.
>
> Also, pls read section "2) Describe your changes" in
> Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst for more details.
>
> Bottom line is: personal pronouns are ambiguous in text, especially with
> so many parties/companies/etc developing the kernel so let's avoid them
> please.

Fixed.

>
> > @@ -615,11 +614,14 @@ static long sgx_ioc_enclave_init(struct sgx_encl *encl, void __user *arg)
> > if (copy_from_user(&init_arg, arg, sizeof(init_arg)))
> > return -EFAULT;
> >
> > - initp_page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
> > - if (!initp_page)
> > + /*
> > + * sigstruct must be on a page boundry and token on a 512 byte boundry
> > + * kmalloc() gives us this alignment when allocating PAGE_SIZE bytes
>
> Please integrate scripts/checkpatch.pl into your patch creation
> workflow. Some of the warnings/errors *actually* make sense.
>
> WARNING: 'boundry' may be misspelled - perhaps 'boundary'?
> #90: FILE: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c:618:
> + * sigstruct must be on a page boundry and token on a 512 byte boundry
> ^^^^^^^
>
> WARNING: 'boundry' may be misspelled - perhaps 'boundary'?
> #90: FILE: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/ioctl.c:618:
> + * sigstruct must be on a page boundry and token on a 512 byte boundry
> ^^^^^^^
>
> Also, do you see how other comments in this file are proper sentences?
> Please formulate yours this way too.

Thanks fixed.

>
> The change itself looks ok.

Thanks, new version 5 sent.

Ira

>
> Thx.
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
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